Send in grouse wings to help wildlife management

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will conduct its annual grouse wing collection during the upcoming upland season starting Sept. 1.Hunters in the zone east of U.S. Highway 81 already are required to send in wings, but hunters in the zone west of the highway also are encouraged to participate.

Long-term care planning webinar

Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition will be holding a free one-hour seminar on longterm care planning with Pam Olsen on Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. CST.Making plans for long-term care can be overwhelming. It can be difficult to know which choices will facilitate the best future.

Beef Reproductive Strategies Symposium to be in North Platte

by Natalie Jones, IANR Communications North Platte - Beef industry professionals from across the country will gather in North Platte this fall for the 2025 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC) symposium, the premier national event focused on beef cattle reproductive management.

International organist to be in concert

Florence Jowers, revered music professor and choir director from North Carolina, will be in concert at Episcopal Church of Our Savior, North Platte, at 7 p.m. CT o n Friday, Sept. 5.Featured will be the nine-rank, two-manual Snyder-Neumann pipe organ (Seward, NE, 1964) and so me hymn singing.

Make It With Wool Contest entries now open

by Andrea Nisley, Nebraska Make It With Director Enter the Make It With Wool Contest!

Newspapers: The good, the bad... and not just the ugly

by Jerry Raehal, OnePress Chief Growth Officer When Gerri Peterson was wrapping up her college degree, she had no idea she’d soon be running a newspaper.“My dream job fell into my lap,” she says.

Avocet WMA boat ramp to be open, Frye to close

A new boat ramp is about to open at one Sandhills lake near Hyannis, while another one will be temporarily closed. Construction workers are nearing completion on the new boat ramp at Avocet Wildlife Management Area’s Beem Lake, and it is scheduled to open Aug. 21.

Tips for maximizing your mulch

by Connie Knoll, ULNRD If you have placed synthetic mulch fabric in your shelter belts, here are some tips for maximizing its benefits.Synthetic mulch fabric, often made of woven polypropylene, can be a valuable tool for tree care, offering benefits such as weed suppression and moisture retention.

Devotions with Geneva: The amazing mind of God

Editor’s note: Geneva Connell of Tryon has been writing devotions for the past several years. She has published a book called, “From My Pen to Your Heart.”by Geneva Connell and Maverick Beirman - Aug.